Belt mounts for ostomy appliances

Abstract

A belt mount (5) for attaching a belt (40) to a wafer (2) of an ostomy appliance (1), the belt mount comprising a mounting ring (11) which can be attached to a hook (42) by inserting a portion of the mounting ring (11) into a mouth of the hook (42) and pulling the mounting ring (11) and hook (42) away from each other. The mounting ring (11) at least partially surrounding a mounting aperture (12) which accommodates at least a portion of the hook (42) upon successful insertion of the portion of the mounting ring (11) into the mouth of the hook (42). The belt mount further comprising a tongue (13) that extends into the mounting aperture (12) for contacting the hook (42) if the mounting ring (11) and the hook (42) are subsequently pushed towards each other so as to resist detachment of the mounting ring (11) from the hook (42).

1 . A belt mount for attaching a belt to a wafer of an ostomy appliance, the belt mount comprising a mounting ring configured to be attached to a hook by inserting a portion of the mounting ring into a mouth of the hook and pulling the mounting ring and hook away from each other;
 the mounting ring at least partially surrounding a mounting aperture which accommodates at least a portion of the hook upon successful insertion of the portion of the mounting ring into the mouth of the hook;   the belt mount further comprising a tongue that extends into the mounting aperture for contacting the hook if the mounting ring and the hook are subsequently pushed towards each other so as to resist detachment of the mounting ring from the hook.   
     
     
         2 . The belt mount of  claim 1 , wherein the tongue extends in a plane that is parallel with a face of the mounting ring. 
     
     
         3 . The belt mount of  claim 1 , wherein the tongue extends from a proximal end of the mounting aperture. 
     
     
         4 . The belt mount of  claim 1 , wherein the tongue comprises a concave end that is contactable with the hook if the mounting ring and the hook are pushed towards each other. 
     
     
         5 . The belt mount of  claim 1 , further comprising a clearance either side of tongue and in between the tongue and the mounting ring, and the tongue is cantilevered from a supporting portion of the belt mount. 
     
     
         6 . The belt mount of  claim 1 , wherein the tongue is flexible. 
     
     
         7 . The belt mount of  claim 1 , wherein the tongue is configured to flex and ride over a back portion of the hook on insertion of the portion of the mounting ring into the mouth of the hook. 
     
     
         8 . The belt mount of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one protrusion that extends from at least one of a first face and a second face of the mounting ring to contact the hook when inserting the portion of the mounting ring into the mouth of the hook. 
     
     
         9 . The belt mount of  claim 8 , wherein the at least one protrusion is located at a distal end of the mounting ring opposite the tongue. 
     
     
         10 . The belt mount of  claim 8 , wherein the at least one protrusion is located adjacent an inner edge of the mounting ring. 
     
     
         11 . The belt mount of  claim 8 , wherein the at least one protrusion comprises a ramped surface facing towards the mounting aperture. 
     
     
         12 . The belt mount of  claim 8 , wherein the at least one protrusion has a width no greater than a width of the tongue. 
     
     
         13 . The belt mount of  claim 1 , wherein the hook comprises a baseplate and a cantilevered hook element, wherein a mouth of the hook is defined between the baseplate and the cantilevered hook element. 
     
     
         14 . The belt mount of  claim 13 , wherein a width of the cantilevered hook element is less than a width of the mounting aperture so as to accommodate limited rotation of the hook and the baseplate about an axis extending perpendicularly to a plane of the mounting ring. 
     
     
         15 . The belt mount of  claim 14 , wherein the limited rotation of the hook and the baseplate is guided by contact between a concave end of the tongue and a convex face of the cantilevered hook element; and
 wherein the limited rotation of the hook and the baseplate is constrained by contact between the cantilevered hook element and the mounting ring.   
     
     
         16 . The belt mount of  claim 1 , wherein the hook comprises a baseplate and wherein the tongue is configured to contact the baseplate to cause at least one of a tactile feedback and an audible feedback as the tongue recovers its shape upon successful insertion of the portion of the mounting ring into the mouth of the hook. 
     
     
         17 - 37 : (canceled)